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[Verse 1]
Em
It isn't nice to block the doorway
AmD
It isn't nice to go to jail
GEm
There are nicer ways to do it
AmD
But the nice ways always fail
GEm
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
CD
You told us once, you told us twice
CD
But if that's freedom's price
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, no, no, no
GEmAmDG
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 2]
Em
It isn't nice to block the doorway
AmD
Or to sleep in on the floor
GEm
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
AmD
In the hotel or the store
GEm
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
CD
You told us once, you told us twice
CD
But if that's freedom's price
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, no, no, no
GEmAmDG
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 3]
Em
Now, we tried negotiation
AmD
And the token picket line
GEm
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
AmD
And he might as well be blind
GEm
When you deal with men of ice,
CD
You can't deal with ways so nice,
CD
But if that's freedom's price
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, no, no, no
GEmAmDG
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 4]
Em
They murdered boys in Mississippi,
AmD
They shot Medgar in the back
GEm
Did you say that wasn't proper?
AmD
Did you stand out on the track?
GEm
You were quiet just like mice
CD
Now you say that we're not nice
CD
But if that's freedom's price
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, sing it out,
GEmAmDG
We don't mind____, no, no, no
[Verse 5]
Em
It isn't nice to block the doorway
AmD
It isn't nice to go to jail
GEm
There are nicer ways to do it
AmD
But the nice ways always fail
GEm
It isn't nice, isn't nice
CD
You told us once, you told us twice
CD
Well, thank you buddy for your advice
CD
But if that's freedom's price
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, no, no, no
GEmAmD
We don't mind____, no, no, no
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We don't mind!